Scholarships, construction tops the agenda for the Board of Trustees meeting With no relatively controversial topics being voted on during today’s meeting, the Board of Trustees will do what they do best: move money around for projects and scholarships. The new scholarships benefit the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, with $3 million being used for the Student Scholarship Fund and $2 million for the Research Scholarly Advancement Support Fund. These scholarships … Read More
Protesters interrupt Board of Trustees meeting, 3 charged No guaranteed tuition hikes. Fully fund the Survivor Advocacy Program on their own terms. No new pipelines. These were the chants of about 25 protesters as they interrupted the Ohio University Board of Trustees Friday morning. One minute later, the trustees suspended the meeting and left the room, and three of the protesters were escorted out of … Read More
City Council discusses upcoming construction, Halloween, liquor permits Athens City Council is back at it after a month break. The first meeting Tuesday night focused on the impending Richland Avenue South construction project. More money will be poured into the Richland Avenue South construction project. The project is becoming more complicated as it goes and more money is needed to get the job done correctly, said Safety Service … Read More